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Pixies EP1

Cover detail for EP1 by The Pixies

A new Pixies record has dropped, their first physical release of new material since Trompe Le Monde in 1991, being a total Pixies fanboy I ordered it on release day.

The record is a 4 track 12 inch with a cover designed by previous artwork collaborator Vaughan Oliver. I wasn’t too sure how I’d feel about a new Pixies release but I actually do quite like the record on early listenings although the press hasn’t been particularly enthusiastic. The cover itself is really nice, a simple black and white illustration on the cover which, I think, is screen printed and an orange inner sleeve with an embossed foil design.

Really looking forward to seeing them in London in November, although it’s a shame that Kim Deal left.